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Expression of Interest - Sr. Software Engineer, Pipeline Infrastructure

Job ID 10155686 Location Vancouver, Canada Business Walt Disney Animation Studios Date posted Jul. 09, 2026
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Job Summary:

This posting is an opportunity to submit your resume for future consideration; this is not a role that is open at this time. We anticipate this role may be open in the future, but we are not actively hiring for the position. If you would like to be considered for this potential role, please submit your resume. If the role becomes available, you may receive an email or call from a recruiter.

At Walt Disney Animation Studios we have a deep commitment to the philosophy that creativity inspires technology, and technology inspires creativity. Engineers in our Production Technology department are charged with developing and implementing new solutions for unique and challenging problems for all of our animated content. We do this working alongside a user base that shares a collaborative environment with us, and uses the code we develop to make our feature films.

What does it mean to be a developer here at WDAS?

  • Our engineers get the opportunity to work on the full stack of our tools, from developing underlying infrastructure through building intuitive artist-friendly interfaces.

  • Work hand in hand with artists to make the tools we need for the incredibly complex and rich characters and environments featured in our movies.

  • Develop on top of a highly performant, extensible in-house application framework.

  • Develop new artist-centric interaction models using the latest hardware and technologies.

Projects Include:

  • Production data management and version control

  • Workflow orchestration

  • Storage orchestration

  • Data mining and machine learning

We are adding a talented developer to our Technology team. In this role, you will partner with technical directors, other software engineers, and technology leadership on the design and implementation of new studio infrastructure to service the needs of film production at Walt Disney Animation Studios.

The ideal candidate will enjoy a diversity of challenges in building up and operating solutions which span the full software stack, from core compute, data management to developing APIs and management user interfaces. All projects share a common goal of simple and performant solutions to complex problems, and use agile development methodologies as part of high-energy, proficient teams. 

Key Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other related field; or comparable industry experience

  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience designing and developing service-oriented infrastructure

  • Ability to demonstrate strong software design and engineering skills; familiar with enterprise integration patterns and their appropriate use

  • Must be competent in the design and implementation of maintainable code in two or more of the follow languages; Go, Scala, Java, Python, Rust, and C++11 or later

  • Experience building highly scalable and fault tolerant service architectures

  • Able to identify, research, integrate, and adapt new technologies quickly as business needs evolve

  • Experienced developing high-performance, highly concurrent, asynchronous code strongly desired. Exemplary communication, team working and problem-solving skills, balancing the timeliness of solutions with their sustainability

  • Able to prioritize competing demands based on business value

  • Effective listener: able to engage with engineers and artists to understand their requirements and infer practical solutions

Bonus Qualifications

  • Relational, graph, and key/value networked storage engines (FoundationDB, CockroachDB, JanusGraph, PostgreSQL, Neo4j) 

  • Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

  • Asynchronous messaging technologies (Kafka, AMQP, Pulsar)

  • Storage technologies (object stores, NFS, pNFS, Ceph, Gluster)

  • RPC frameworks (gRPC, REST, SOAP)

  • Concurrency patterns (actor/agent-based modeling or event driven architectures)

  • Domain Driven Design workplace experience

  • Command Query Responsibility Segregation pattern experience

  • Linux, OS X, or BSD systems experience

  • Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure (multi-cloud or shared on/off-prem systems experience)

  • Comfortable with a polyglot programming language workplace


The hiring range for this position in British Columbia, Canada is C$118,800 to C$159,400 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits, may be offered dependent on the level and position offered.

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About Walt Disney Animation Studios:

Combining masterful artistry and storytelling with groundbreaking technology, Walt Disney Animation Studios is a filmmaker-driven animation studio responsible for creating some of the most beloved films ever made. Disney Animation continues to build on its rich legacy of innovation and creativity, from the first fully-animated feature film, 1937's “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” to 2025’s “Zootopia 2.” Among the studio's timeless creations are “Pinocchio,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “The Jungle Book,” “The Little Mermaid,” “The Lion King,” “Frozen,” “Moana” and “Encanto.”

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Animation Studios Vancouver Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney Animation Studios.

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